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Zambia

Zambia is a landlocked country in southern Africa. The capital is Lusaka. With a population of about 20-million, Zambia's economy is heavily dependent on copper mining, which accounts for the majority of export earnings. The country is one of the world's largest copper producers, with most mining activity concentrated in the Copperbelt province in the north. Other key sectors include agriculture, tourism and energy generation, particularly hydroelectric power from the Zambezi river. The currency is the Zambian kwacha. Zambia is a republic with a presidential system of government. The country is a member of the Southern African Development Community, the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa and the African Union. Zambia gained independence from Britain in 1964, emerging from the former Northern Rhodesia, and has maintained relative political stability compared with some regional neighbours, though it has faced economic challenges including debt management and currency volatility.

Zambia News


A rail track
Tanzania and Angola agree to link ocean corridors by rail
30th October 2026 By: Reuters

Tanzania and Angola have agreed to connect their Indian Ocean and Atlantic Ocean transport corridors with a railway link via Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzanian President Samia... 


Karin Reiss-Haimbala is an Industrial Development Officer in UNIDO’s Division of Energy and Climate Action
Industrial motors: Africa’s untapped efficiency opportunity
30th October 2026

Industrial motors are the silent workhorses of modern industry. Regardless of sector or level of technological sophistication, they keep factories running and value chains moving. Yet despite their... 


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Beyond the blueprint: How BIM is shaping a $650m infrastructure project in the DRC and Zambia
30th October 2026

A 362 m bridge, a 189  km road and a  32 000 m2 under-roof one-stop border post may work perfectly on separate drawings but the real test is whether they work together. On the Kasomeno-Mwenda Toll... 


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Innomotics: Combining 150 Years of Experience with a Startup Mindset
30th October 2026

Although Innomotics is a young company, its technology and expertise are built on more than 150 years of industrial experience. The business became independent through a carve-out announced in 2022... 


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Mining’s energy challenge is deployment
30th October 2026

Africa’s mining industry is facing a fundamental energy question: how can mines meet growing electricity requirements while managing cost, emissions and increasingly complex operations? For mining... 


Integrated Pump Technology
Integrated Pump Technology delivers engineered dewatering solutions for Africa’s evolving mining sector
30th October 2026

As mining operations across Africa become larger, deeper and more technically demanding, premium pump supplier Integrated Pump Technology believes effective dewatering has evolved from a routine... 


Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Johannesburg Partner and Director Tycho Moencks
Critical mineral security must become a boardroom priority, says BCG
30th October 2026

Critical mineral supply risks are increasing as demand grows, geopolitical tensions intensify and supply chains remain concentrated in a handful of countries, Boston Consulting Group (BCG)... 


Kayelekera process plant back end
Kayelekera uranium restart project, Malawi – update
30th October 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Lotus Resources has secured the key approvals required to transport its first uranium product through Zambia to Namibia. 


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Engineered for Africa: Weba Chute Systems tackles tough materials handling challenges
30th October 2026

Africa’s mining industry operates across some of the world’s most demanding bulk materials handling environments. High tonnages, abrasive ores, variable feed characteristics and remote operating... 


Jubilee CEO Leon Coetzer
Further resource expansion potential highlighted during Phase 2 drilling at Jubilee’s Molefe mine
29th October 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Integrated copper producer and resource developer Jubilee Metals Group reports that there is further expansion potential at its Molefe openpit copper mining operation, in Zambia. This was confirmed... 


Emerald recovered at the Gravelotte mine
Gem Resources to sell South African emerald mine as its shifts focus to gold processing
28th October 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

London-listed natural resources company Gem Resources has agreed to sell its interest in Gem Venus Holdings, which holds the company's interest in the Gravelotte emerald mine, in Limpopo, South... 


Zambia's President appoints new Mines Minister in Cabinet changes after election
28th October 2026 By: Reuters

Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema on Wednesday appointed Brenda Tambatamba as the Southern African copper-producing country's new Mines Minister, among Cabinet changes after he won a second... 


Africa’s growing open access energy markets spark investment opportunities
28th October 2026

By: Alexandra Clüver and Alexandra Felekis - co-heads of the Projects, Energy and Infrastructure Practice, and Busisiwe Nhlapo, partner at African law firm Bowmans Energy access is essential for... 


AFC president and CEO Samaila Zubairu
Webuild, Odebrecht in line to build key African copper rail line
27th October 2026 By: Bloomberg

Italy’s Webuild and Brazil’s Odebrecht Engenharia & Construção are key members of groups that have been selected as preferred bidders to build an 830 km section of the Lobito Corridor rail... 


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Lotus secures export permits for Malawi uranium project
26th October 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed Lotus Resources has secured the final key approval required for the transportation and export of its first shipment of uranium product from Malawi, through Zambia and then Namibia,... 


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Developers and independent power producers are beginning to consider not only who will buy electricity, but how output can be divided, shaped, firmed, traded and reallocated over its operating life
Renewable fixed-tariff PPA no longer only option – company
23rd October 2026 By: Keabetswe Shilakwe

The dominance of the long-term, fixed-tariff power purchase agreement (PPA) as the sole bankable contract for renewable energy in Southern Africa is ending, says financial advisory company Cresco... 


The Kansanshi mine
First Quantum's expanded Zambia copper mine on track to exceed processing target
21st October 2026 By: Reuters

First Quantum Minerals' expanded Kansanshi copper mine in Zambia is on track to process about 27-million metric tons of ore in 2026, exceeding its design capacity by 8% and supporting a stronger... 


Chipokota Mwanawasa
Trafigura appoints new Zambian executive director
16th October 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Commodities trader Trafigura has announced the appointment of Chipokota Mwanawasa as executive director in Zambia. In her new role, Mwanawasa will coordinate Trafigura’s activities in Zambia across... 


Iron-ore in hand
AFC eyes iron-ore and uranium investments in Africa
16th October 2026 By: Reuters

The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) is looking for investments in iron-ore and uranium as it seeks to expand its reach in critical minerals projects on the continent, the agency's head of mining... 


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Dewatering solutions for challenging conditions in Central African mines
16th October 2026

Integrated Pump Technology, distributor of Grindex submersible and Godwin surface pumps, says it has noted that the effects of climate change are leading to more unpredictable rainfall in Central... 


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